Google Workspace Wednesday

Issue #51 / 15-MAY-24

Get notifications for all messages in a Google Chat space

For conversations that require a higher level of attention, Google is introducing a new “notify all” functionality for in-line threaded spaces. If this option is selected, you will be notified of all new messages in the space. This includes receiving notifications for all @ mentions, threads followed, and even threads that you do not follow, allowing you to stay on top of everything happening in a conversation.

New ways to quickly format and organize data with tables in Google Sheets

With tables in Google Sheets, you can simplify and accelerate spreadsheet building by bringing format and structure to unorganized ranges. By selecting your data range and going to Format > Convert to table, Sheets now does the heavy lifting to format and organize data with a polished design including column types, filters, color coding, dropdown menus and more.

Breakout room information is now included in Google Meet attendance reports

Google is now including breakout room attendance as part of attendance reporting in Meet. Attendance reports help meeting organizers keep track of who attended their meetings and for how long, which can be challenging during larger meetings or while presenting. This becomes more complicated when using breakout rooms to divide meeting participants into smaller groups. Adding breakout room attendance makes for a more comprehensive report and reduces the burden on meeting hosts to track breakout room attendance manually.